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Witcher 3 PC Performance Thread
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loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
Yes.
Yeah, can't say that I see much of a difference..
Yesterday I set the game to low by mistake and the only reason I noticed was because the foliage pop-in ;s
I'm fine. I actually don't think my performance is any better or any worse, though, compared to 1.03. My only issues are sporadic driver crashing, but I think we've long established now that Kepler is broken with 352.86.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
I can honestly say I'm not experiencing this issue, either before or after the patch. Thankfully, since any form of stutter or judder drive me absolutely nuts.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Is there some reason that steam in-game overlay doesn't work with this game? I've turned off Rivatuner and afterburner but I can't get the overlay to come up when I press Shift+tab. Screenshots don't work either yet, achievements still popup.
CrichtonKicks
Member
You only get it if you set Textures to High or Ultra. The patch reset the texture setting to Low no matter what you had it set at before.
Do you have FRAPS running? or something similar? that's the problem for most people. Including me. I switched to using Steam in-game counter.
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Does anyone know what does this do? ^^ I've seen some people talked about it on here. I'm running at GTX 970. Will tweaking it give me any quality boost? How many fps is it going to drop?
Grumpy-Gamer
Banned
Hi guys been following this thread sporadically. Got a couple of questions firstly what can I expect with an i7 and 780 (overclocked to Ti speed) with hairworks on and off. Also am i better to vsync this with rivatuner or is the in game vsync up to the job. I had in mind ultra hairworks on locked at 40fps? Possible?
someone posted a 21:9 widescreen fix!! i'll try it tonight
http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=29013&start=20
http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=29013&start=20
s_mirage
Member
No, not unless things really improve in future drivers. I've got a 780Ti and even overclocked it's not possible to hold 30fps at ultra with hairworks on. If the camera gets close to Geralt's head, the framerate tanks. If there are too many wolves on screen, the framerate tanks. Random other places with lots of foliage and water, the framerate......you get the picture.
Hairworks isn't worth it.
Someone told me 80 degrees celcius is not normal for 980 in sli. Because it can melt your card! The treshold for a 980 is at 98c.
And then i found this: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6...b-video-cards-in-sli-overclocked/index14.html
Its normal.
And then i found this: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6...b-video-cards-in-sli-overclocked/index14.html
Its normal.
Dictator93
Member
It never seemed to do anything for me. I wish the game used 10 Gigs of VRAM just if it meant never loading a texture and seeing it stream in.
Instead, it sticks to around 1.7- 2.5 all the time.
It can go far higher http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications
If your cards are pressed together, you may want to remove the backplate cover (on reference cards) to improve cooling.
In my experience, the setting raises the max number that can be stored. This can be seen after prolonged sessions, especially at 4K.
Grumpy-Gamer
Banned
Thank-you for the info. I'll turn hairworks off. Am I the same only one who feels the kepler cards are underperforming here - are people forgetting how powerful the GTX780 is? I had it down this card should be pushing out ultra settings for the next 5 years without breaking sweat looks like I may have to invest in a 980ti to keep up with nvidias selective optimization program
I actually just tested it on a PC I am building for my son, only has Dual Core 3.5Ghz Athlon in it. But with a STOCK 750ti I was destroying the PS4 and Xbox One versions!
I was only running it at 900p but I had everything on Ultra except -
Shadows = High
Grass Density = Medium
Foliage distance = Medium
Textures = High
HairWorks = OFF
Which I believe pegs it higher settings than the PS4 version according to Digital Foundry. And it was running much smoother than the Xbox One version (I have not played the PS4 version).
There was some drops but the rate was 25-42. And felt pretty smooth. Would not take much tweaking to get a solid 30!
BRocknRolla
Member
I've looked, and while sure it's been discussed somewhere in this hefty thread, I can't seem to find it.
Has anyone experimented with full screen + vsync vs borderless windowed as far as performance?
I'm seeing mixed suggestions on steam and other places. Some say it makes little difference, others that they're seeing a 10-15 fps improvement from full screen. Anyone test it out?
Has anyone experimented with full screen + vsync vs borderless windowed as far as performance?
I'm seeing mixed suggestions on steam and other places. Some say it makes little difference, others that they're seeing a 10-15 fps improvement from full screen. Anyone test it out?
finalflame
Member
Borderless fullscreen in nearly any game for me takes a hit of 8-15 FPS+. I am running on SLI 980s.
Fullscreen+VSync is the way to go if framerates are just bordering 60, IMO. In my case I just leave it uncapped on a 1440p/120hz monitor, as my framerate never goes above ~90-100.
Borderless anything is more demanding, though it very much depends on your card and what you are playing. I would only recommend full screen and 3rd party tools for tweaking, the game is enough of a hog as it is.
BRocknRolla
Member
Thanks a lot! I had no idea it was such a substantial resource drain. I'm sitting around the 55-45 right now with borderless, and the thought of getting a near solid 60 is very exciting. Can't wait to give this a go when I get home.
I run on a 970 and I get only FPS fluctuations only in Novigrad. It's because of my CPU (i5-3570k @ 3.9), my GPU is typically between 60 - 80% utilization in Novigrad, but the CPU will be 90 - 100% across all 4 cores. This is with all ultra settings, save for Hairworks (off), Foliage Distance (high), and Shadows (high).
dampflokfreund
Banned
For me, borderless nearly cuts my framerate about 10 FPS. I don't know why the game sets borderless as standard.
Kepler is underperforming with the latest drivers, Nvidia has acknowledged it on their forums after benchmarks showed the 970 to be 10-20 FPS ahead of the usually-roughly-equivalent 780 in the Witcher 3.
(Speaking of which, any ETA for the driver update Andy? Would I be a fool to hope for anything by the weekend? If you see this, thanks!)
can I run it?
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 3.3 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Chipset GeForce GTX 460
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 2.9 GB
Memory 4.1 GB
edit: sysreqlab said I don't even meet the minimum specs haha. unless you guys say differently, I'll probably go ps4 for this one
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 3.3 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Chipset GeForce GTX 460
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 2.9 GB
Memory 4.1 GB
edit: sysreqlab said I don't even meet the minimum specs haha. unless you guys say differently, I'll probably go ps4 for this one
I don't think so. You are well below minimum GPU specs.
JudgmentJay
Member
I remember playing Crysis 2 on my 2x GTX285 SLI setup back in 2011. The cards would run so hot I could smell the plastic... checked one time and they were at 105c. Never crashed or anything, so np.
Love having a watercooled setup though... my 3 GTX680s hover around 45c when playing TW3.
Doubtful, though with a little bit more RAM and a new GPU you still have a good rig! Better off with console version if you have one and upgrading is not an option.
I think that's because SLI doesn't work in b/l windowed. On my single 970 I lose 1 fps using b/l windowed.
JudgmentJay
Member
I hear Onyxia Deep Breaths more in 1.04 confirm/deny.
billmcdougal
Member
Not npcs, but i have texture pop-in.
Was talking to a character who was in front of a brick wall. Every time the view switched to Geralt and then back to the guy, the wall behind him would be blank for maybe half a second before getting a brick texture. Seems certain rocks are really bad about this too. Sometimes the texture is there, disappears a moment for no reason, and reappears.
| Praxis |
Banned
I was experiencing that before the patch. I don't have it on my ssd though.
can I run it?
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 3.3 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Chipset GeForce GTX 460
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 2.9 GB
Memory 4.1 GB
edit: sysreqlab said I don't even meet the minimum specs haha. unless you guys say differently, I'll probably go ps4 for this one
If you can upgrade to 8GB RAM and at least a GTX 960, i say go for it (they also give you a code to download the game from gog with that card). Otherwise, PS4 is still a pretty solid choice.
I had some of the weird stuttering when walking/riding and panning the camera last night for the first time in about 7 hours of play.
The major difference was that the game had updated and I was playing with an XBONE controller for the first time.
Could it be that there is some weird compatibility issue between using a controller and the way the game handles the movements?
I didn't have any of those issues when playing with mouse and keyboard.
The major difference was that the game had updated and I was playing with an XBONE controller for the first time.
Could it be that there is some weird compatibility issue between using a controller and the way the game handles the movements?
I didn't have any of those issues when playing with mouse and keyboard.
hermeslyre
Neo Member
Not just Kepler. My 970. I reinstalled 352.86 yesterday to see if it was any more stable with the new patch, I even clicked the clean install box, but I didn't run a driver cleaner.
Everything seemed to be OK till just a couple minutes ago, two back to back driver crashes while browsing Neogaf. Haven't had a game up for at least an hour. Rolling back to the GTAV drivers again, completely stable there.
I'm not going to wipe my stable-in-every-other-driver-version overclock just because .86 is allergic. I've heard others here state their OCed cards have no problem with .86, but that just goes to show how randomly unstable this release is. Hopefully they can push out a fixed version soon.
JudgmentJay
Member
I use a 360 controller and I don't have the stuttering problems. Can't speak for xbone!
I'm playing with an XBONE controller and don't have this issue.
That disappears with the 352.86 drivers if you're using a card from Nvidia that is.
No stuttering while walking on foot or while panning the camera for me and I'm very sensitive to that kind of thing.
CaptainGyro
Banned
have an i5 3570, a gtx 970, 8gb ram and have been running it with hairworks and near ultra ( shadows on medium, foliage at high) at 2560x1440 on my gsync monitor. Framerate ranges from 30-45 fps during gameplay, which I am totally fine with. But during the dialogue scenes the framerates can range from 22- 50 fps in the same conversation, and the dips are really distracting. I have the latest patch and driver.
Are the dialogue scenes generally considered bad for everybody?
Are the dialogue scenes generally considered bad for everybody?
Plenty of people have in this thread have, unfortunately. I'm simply painting my own observations.
Which browser do you use? Chrome? I re-installed 352.86 last night as well, but I did use a driver cleaner (DDU) and so far after a days use including browsing and playing several games it haven't crashed yet. I'm using Firefox though.
With hairworks on cutscene fps spikes randomly yeah, stable without it.
EatinOlives
Member
To the folks using a GTX 770, what settings/resolution are you on and what fps are you getting?
From what I could gather there's only two options at 1080p on a 770: turning everything to low and getting a 60 FPS, or capping at 30 and cranking the effects to high or above. Anything other than the lowest settings isn't yielding a constant 60 for me, which IMO a constant framerate is the only way to go.
It's a hard trade-off. I mean, the game really doesn't look that bad on the lowest settings so maybe I can do that.
From what I could gather there's only two options at 1080p on a 770: turning everything to low and getting a 60 FPS, or capping at 30 and cranking the effects to high or above. Anything other than the lowest settings isn't yielding a constant 60 for me, which IMO a constant framerate is the only way to go.
It's a hard trade-off. I mean, the game really doesn't look that bad on the lowest settings so maybe I can do that.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
X6 1090T OC to 3.8Ghz
a meger 4GB DDR3 (but again, 4, 8 or 16 barely shows a difference in gaming performances)
Installed on samsung 850 SSD
R9 280 3GB gpu
The game is gorgeous and runs so well (had hairworks on initially but switched to off because its not worth the performance imo).
1 crash in 15 or so hours.
Awaiting on AMD drivers to improve things but honestly, i prefer they take their time to release something that actually doesnt crash my game constantly because right now, it just works.
a meger 4GB DDR3 (but again, 4, 8 or 16 barely shows a difference in gaming performances)
Installed on samsung 850 SSD
R9 280 3GB gpu
The game is gorgeous and runs so well (had hairworks on initially but switched to off because its not worth the performance imo).
1 crash in 15 or so hours.
Awaiting on AMD drivers to improve things but honestly, i prefer they take their time to release something that actually doesnt crash my game constantly because right now, it just works.
hermeslyre
Neo Member
Chrome, yeah. You just reminded me I read the crashing may be Chrome Specific.
If so it should be an easier fix for Nvidia. I might consider using Firefox in the interim, I think I notice an improvement in FPS on 352.86 (but maybe not) which might make it worth the jump.
770GTX user here. I have 2 in SLI (best performance deal you can get today) but I can turn one off and let you know when I get home from work.